Interisland travelers who’ve been fully vaccinated will be able to bypass pre-travel testing and 10-day quarantine requirements starting May 11, Gov. David Ige announced Tuesday.

The exemption is available to travelers starting on the 15th day after the completion of their vaccination.

Travelers arriving in Maui, Kauai and Hawaii counties before they are fully vaccinated or before the 15th day after completion of their vaccination will be required to follow the mandatory 10-day quarantine unless they meet the criteria for other exceptions, such as pre-travel testing and CISA.

Honolulu County does not have an interisland travel quarantine order.

“Together, we made the decision to start with an inter-county travel program for those vaccinated in the State of Hawaii, because we are able to verify the information,” Ige said. “This phased approach will allow us to assess the impacts of the program to our pre-departure document check program and screening procedures. Most importantly, we’ll be able to assess any impact to our virus transmission rates and health care facilities.

“As always, our number one priority is the health and safety of Hawaii’s people.”

Vaccinated individuals traveling between counties will need to:

• Provide a CDC COVID-19 vaccination record card with name, birth date, type of vaccine, date(s) vaccine was administered and lot number(s) for each vaccine dose.

• Create an online account and register with the state’s Safe Travels Hawaii program.

• Affirm that they are fully vaccinated, and that the uploaded CDC COVID-19 vaccination record card is accurate and authentic.

• Upload a PDF or digital image of a properly filled CDC vaccination record card to the Safe Travels program.

• Bring a digital image as well as the original vaccination record card in case they are asked to produce it.

At this time, Hawaii is only accepting the CDC COVID-19 vaccination record card or a printout from the Vaccination Administration Management System, or VAMS. Vaccinated individuals who did not receive the CDC card or VAMS printout must return to the provider that administered their vaccination. State or territory Department of Health-issued cards will not be accepted.

Travelers ages 5 and under may bypass quarantine requirements, provided they are traveling on the same itinerary as a parent or guardian who has met vaccination verification requirements. Travelers over age 5 who are not yet eligible for vaccines may participate in the pre-travel testing program and meet county testing requirements if seeking an exception to mandatory quarantine.

Travelers ages 16 and 17 who are fully vaccinated should follow the same vaccination verification requirements for adults.

The trans-Pacific program is still in development and may begin this summer, with the international program set to begin later this year, the state said.

For more on this story, see Wednesday’s edition of The Maui News.